Boston's Black Athletes
Identity, Performance, and Activism
Herausgeber: Stark, Douglas; Cvornyek, Robert
Boston's Black Athletes
Identity, Performance, and Activism
Herausgeber: Stark, Douglas; Cvornyek, Robert
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Boston's Black Athletes interprets Boston's contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city's African American sports figures. The contributors explore a variety of representative athletes that negotiated Boston's racial boundaries at sequential moments in time to demonstrate Boston's long and troubled racial history.
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Boston's Black Athletes interprets Boston's contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city's African American sports figures. The contributors explore a variety of representative athletes that negotiated Boston's racial boundaries at sequential moments in time to demonstrate Boston's long and troubled racial history.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: Lexington Books
- Seitenzahl: 310
- Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
- ISBN-13: 9781666909043
- ISBN-10: 1666909041
- Artikelnr.: 70064775
- Verlag: Lexington Books
- Seitenzahl: 310
- Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
- ISBN-13: 9781666909043
- ISBN-10: 1666909041
- Artikelnr.: 70064775
Edited by Robert Cvornyek and Douglas Stark - Contributions by Steven Apostolov; Lane Demas; Lorenz J. Finison; Donna L. Halper; Leslie Heaphy; Edward H. Jones; Stephanie Liscio; Susan A. Michalczyk; Eileen Narcotta-Welp; Tracey Owens Patton; Andrew Smith
Foreword: Representation Matters by Chante Bonds
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Frenchy A. Johnson: The Life and Times of America's First Black
Sports Star by Edward H. Jones
Chapter 2: Black Brahmin Birdies: Golf and the Life of George Franklin
Grant (1946-1910) by Lane Demas
Chapter 3: Kittie Knox, Boston Cyclist in the 1890s: The War Between
Exclusion and Inclusion by Lorenz J. Finison
Chapter 4: "Under Wraps": The Life and Legacy of Sam Langford by Andrew
Smith
Chapter 5: Major Marshall Taylor: The Worcester Whirlwind by Lorenz J.
Finison and Lynne Tolman
Chapter 6: Louisa Mae Stokes Fraser: Overlooked Legend by Leslie Heaphy
Chapter 7: Lou Montgomery: Tackling Jim Crow by Susan A. Michalczyk
Chapter 8: Constructing Legends: Pumpsie Green, Race, and the Boston Red
Sox by Robert E. Weir
Chapter 9: A Seasoned Rookie: Veteran Sam Jethroe Joins the Boston Braves
by Stephanie Liscio
Chapter 10: Staying East of the Mississippi: Reengaging with Rodeo's
Diverse History and the New England Connection by Tracey Owens Patton
Chapter 11: Boom Boom Barbosa to Jair: Boston's Minor-League, Major-League
Soccer and Black Identity by Steven Apostolov
Chapter 12: Fighting for Recognition: The Almost Legendary Career of Medina
Dixon by Donna L. Halper
Afterword: (Re)centering Boston Sport History: A Biographical Glimpse of
Seven African-American Female Athletes Who Are Shaping Boston Sport by
Eileen Narcotta-Welp
About the Editors and Contributors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Frenchy A. Johnson: The Life and Times of America's First Black
Sports Star by Edward H. Jones
Chapter 2: Black Brahmin Birdies: Golf and the Life of George Franklin
Grant (1946-1910) by Lane Demas
Chapter 3: Kittie Knox, Boston Cyclist in the 1890s: The War Between
Exclusion and Inclusion by Lorenz J. Finison
Chapter 4: "Under Wraps": The Life and Legacy of Sam Langford by Andrew
Smith
Chapter 5: Major Marshall Taylor: The Worcester Whirlwind by Lorenz J.
Finison and Lynne Tolman
Chapter 6: Louisa Mae Stokes Fraser: Overlooked Legend by Leslie Heaphy
Chapter 7: Lou Montgomery: Tackling Jim Crow by Susan A. Michalczyk
Chapter 8: Constructing Legends: Pumpsie Green, Race, and the Boston Red
Sox by Robert E. Weir
Chapter 9: A Seasoned Rookie: Veteran Sam Jethroe Joins the Boston Braves
by Stephanie Liscio
Chapter 10: Staying East of the Mississippi: Reengaging with Rodeo's
Diverse History and the New England Connection by Tracey Owens Patton
Chapter 11: Boom Boom Barbosa to Jair: Boston's Minor-League, Major-League
Soccer and Black Identity by Steven Apostolov
Chapter 12: Fighting for Recognition: The Almost Legendary Career of Medina
Dixon by Donna L. Halper
Afterword: (Re)centering Boston Sport History: A Biographical Glimpse of
Seven African-American Female Athletes Who Are Shaping Boston Sport by
Eileen Narcotta-Welp
About the Editors and Contributors
Foreword: Representation Matters by Chante Bonds
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Frenchy A. Johnson: The Life and Times of America's First Black
Sports Star by Edward H. Jones
Chapter 2: Black Brahmin Birdies: Golf and the Life of George Franklin
Grant (1946-1910) by Lane Demas
Chapter 3: Kittie Knox, Boston Cyclist in the 1890s: The War Between
Exclusion and Inclusion by Lorenz J. Finison
Chapter 4: "Under Wraps": The Life and Legacy of Sam Langford by Andrew
Smith
Chapter 5: Major Marshall Taylor: The Worcester Whirlwind by Lorenz J.
Finison and Lynne Tolman
Chapter 6: Louisa Mae Stokes Fraser: Overlooked Legend by Leslie Heaphy
Chapter 7: Lou Montgomery: Tackling Jim Crow by Susan A. Michalczyk
Chapter 8: Constructing Legends: Pumpsie Green, Race, and the Boston Red
Sox by Robert E. Weir
Chapter 9: A Seasoned Rookie: Veteran Sam Jethroe Joins the Boston Braves
by Stephanie Liscio
Chapter 10: Staying East of the Mississippi: Reengaging with Rodeo's
Diverse History and the New England Connection by Tracey Owens Patton
Chapter 11: Boom Boom Barbosa to Jair: Boston's Minor-League, Major-League
Soccer and Black Identity by Steven Apostolov
Chapter 12: Fighting for Recognition: The Almost Legendary Career of Medina
Dixon by Donna L. Halper
Afterword: (Re)centering Boston Sport History: A Biographical Glimpse of
Seven African-American Female Athletes Who Are Shaping Boston Sport by
Eileen Narcotta-Welp
About the Editors and Contributors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Frenchy A. Johnson: The Life and Times of America's First Black
Sports Star by Edward H. Jones
Chapter 2: Black Brahmin Birdies: Golf and the Life of George Franklin
Grant (1946-1910) by Lane Demas
Chapter 3: Kittie Knox, Boston Cyclist in the 1890s: The War Between
Exclusion and Inclusion by Lorenz J. Finison
Chapter 4: "Under Wraps": The Life and Legacy of Sam Langford by Andrew
Smith
Chapter 5: Major Marshall Taylor: The Worcester Whirlwind by Lorenz J.
Finison and Lynne Tolman
Chapter 6: Louisa Mae Stokes Fraser: Overlooked Legend by Leslie Heaphy
Chapter 7: Lou Montgomery: Tackling Jim Crow by Susan A. Michalczyk
Chapter 8: Constructing Legends: Pumpsie Green, Race, and the Boston Red
Sox by Robert E. Weir
Chapter 9: A Seasoned Rookie: Veteran Sam Jethroe Joins the Boston Braves
by Stephanie Liscio
Chapter 10: Staying East of the Mississippi: Reengaging with Rodeo's
Diverse History and the New England Connection by Tracey Owens Patton
Chapter 11: Boom Boom Barbosa to Jair: Boston's Minor-League, Major-League
Soccer and Black Identity by Steven Apostolov
Chapter 12: Fighting for Recognition: The Almost Legendary Career of Medina
Dixon by Donna L. Halper
Afterword: (Re)centering Boston Sport History: A Biographical Glimpse of
Seven African-American Female Athletes Who Are Shaping Boston Sport by
Eileen Narcotta-Welp
About the Editors and Contributors